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Gershom Bulkeley 1751–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 SEP 1751

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Death Date: 25 MAY 1791

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Father: Gershom Bulkeley

Mother: Sarah Banks

Spouse(s): Amelia Bradley

Children(s): Amelia Bulkeley, Gershom Bulkeley, Bradley Bulkeley, Gershom Bulkeley, Timothy Bulkeley

Gershom Bulkeley was born in 1751 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Gershom Bulkeley And Sarah Banks. Gershom Bulkeley married Amelia Bradley, and had children including Amelia Bulkeley, Bradley Bulkeley, Gershom Bulkeley, Timothy Bulkeley. Gershom Bulkeley passed away in 1791 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT.

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Biography

  • Gershom Bulkeley was born in 1751 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Gershom Bulkeley And Sarah Banks.
  • Gershom Bulkeley married Amelia Bradley, and had children including Amelia Bulkeley, Bradley Bulkeley, Gershom Bulkeley, Timothy Bulkeley.
  • Gershom Bulkeley passed away in 1791 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gershom Bulkeley
1709–1802
Birth Location: Fairfield, CT
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Sarah Banks
1715–1791
Birth Location: Fairfield, CT
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Spouses(s)

Amelia Bradley
1754–1848
Birth Location: Greenfield, CT
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Children(s)

Amelia Bulkeley
1775–
Birth Location: Westport, Fairfield, CT
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Gershom Bulkeley
1778–1785
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Bradley Bulkeley
1780–1781
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Gershom Bulkeley
1784–1830
Birth Location: Fairfield (Greenfield), CT
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Timothy Bulkeley
1787–1857
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Gershom Bulkeley's Ancestors

Self
Gershom Bulkeley
1751–1791
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Parents
Gershom Bulkeley
1709–1802
Fairfield, CT
Sarah Banks
1715–1791
Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Gershom ((Capt.)) Bulkeley
1676–1753
Fairfield, CT
Rachel Talcott
1680–1753
CT
Joseph Banks
1690–1766
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Mary Sherwood
1692–1770
Greenfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Peter Bulkeley
1643–1691
Margaret Foxcraft
1645–1691
John Talcott
1620–1688
Mary Cook
1655–
Benjamin Banks
1659–1692
Elizabeth Lyon
1655–1695
Benjamin Sherwood
1669–1737
Sarah Unknown
1673–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Bulkeley
1582–1658
Grace Chetwood
1602–1669
John Talcott
–1659
Dorothy Unknown
–1669
John Cook
John Banks
1619–1683
Mary Taintor
1614–1693
Richard Lyon
1624–1678
Margaret Unknown
–1705
Thomas Sherwood
1624–1698
Anna Turney
1637–1673

Gershom Bulkeley's Descendants

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Gershom Bulkeley (19 SEP 1751–25 MAY 1791) m. Amelia Bradley (ABT 1754–1 NOV 1848)
  1. 1. Amelia Bulkeley 1775– m. Lyman Hull 1773–
    1. 1. Benjamin (Sherwood) Hull 1798–1859
    2. 2. Eliza Hull 1800–1883 m. Simon Sherwood 1801–
    3. 3. Amelia (Eleanor) Hull 1802–1839 m. Joseph ((Capt.)) Jennings 1802–
      1. 1. Eliza Jennings 1833–
      2. 2. Charles Jennings 1830–1903 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Howell 1836–1870 m. Caroline (L.) Unknown 1840–
        1. 1. Charles (H.) Jennings 1858–
        2. 2. William (H.) Jennings 1860–
        3. 3. Joseph (L.) Jennings 1861–
        4. 4. Milton (White) Jennings 1865–1939 m. Alice (Mae) Hull 1870–1941
        5. 5. Jessie (W.) Jennings 1868–
        6. 6. Amelia Jennings 1870–
        7. 7. Eddie Jennings 1871–
        8. 8. Emily (L.) Jennings 1877–
    4. 4. Sarah (Bradley) Hull 1806– m. Cyrus Sherwood 1807–
      1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Sherwood 1833– m. John (Dimon) Bradley
        1. 1. Cyrus (Sherwood) Bradley 1869–
    5. 5. Delia (Maria) Hull 1809–1851 m. Joseph ((Capt.)) Jennings 1802–
      1. 1. Joseph Jennings 1846–
    6. 6. Mary (Catherine) Hull 1813–1896 m. William (Webb (Capt.)) Wakeman 1799–1869
      1. 1. Eliza (Hull) Wakeman 1835–1889 m. Charles (Musier) Taintor
        1. 1. Charles (Musier) Taintor 1877–1920
      2. 2. Delia (Maria) Wakeman 1837–1880 m. Dwight Baker 1834–1880
      3. 3. Cornelia (Crapo) Wakeman 1840–1902 m. Charles (Blagge) Tompkins 1831–1892
        1. 1. William (Wakeman) Tompkins 1871–1872
      4. 4. William (Webb) Wakeman 1842–1881 m. Charlotte (Augusta) Wood 1842–
        1. 1. Edythe (Wood) Wakeman 1869– m. George ((Sir) Alexander) Dolby
        2. 2. Mary (Louise) Wakeman 1871– m. Walter (William) Shaw 1868–
        3. 3. Ross (Wood) Wakeman 1873– m. Hylda (Janet Bruce) Payne 1874–
      5. 5. Jessup Wakeman 1844–1904 m. Elizabeth (King) Dutton 1848–1892
        1. 1. Elizabeth (King) Wakeman 1871– m. Frederick Dwight
        2. 2. Walter (Lyman (or Lipman)) Wakeman 1873–1873
        3. 3. Mary (Hull) Wakeman 1875–1876
      6. 6. Susan (Amelia) Wakeman 1848–1882
      7. 7. Mary (Catherine) Wakeman 1842–1853
  2. 2. Gershom Bulkeley 1778–1785
  3. 3. Bradley Bulkeley 1780–1781
  4. 4. Gershom Bulkeley 1784–1830 m. Esther Morehouse 1788–1871
    1. 1. Gershom Bulkeley 1809–1827
    2. 2. Mary Bulkeley 1811– m. Jesup Sherwood
    3. 3. Sarah (B.) Bulkeley 1814–1895 m. Daniel Crossman
    4. 4. William (Timothy) Bulkeley 1817–1818
    5. 5. Amelia Bulkeley 1819– m. Seth (M.) Bulkeley 1805–1881
    6. 6. Emily Bulkeley 1822–1852 m. Isaac Chidsey
    7. 7. Gershom Bulkeley 1827– m. Mary (Elizabeth (Gillett?)) Griffith
  5. 5. Timothy Bulkeley 1787–1857 m. Susannah Osborn 1796–1828 m. Abigail Bulkeley
    1. 1. Timothy (Wakeman) Bulkeley 1832– m. Charlotte (Lucretia) Sterling
    2. 2. Sereno (Bradley) Bulkeley 1842– m. Mary (Josephine) Meeker

Gershom Bulkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1751
19 SEP 1751
Birth of Gershom Bulkeley in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
1791
25 MAY 1791
Age 40
Death of Gershom Bulkeley in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 SEP 1751
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1791
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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